We Remember: 34th Anniversary of Michael Jordan Hitting GW Shot vs. Georgetown

The North Carolina Tar Heels are just two wins away from adding to their storied history, but first they will celebrate the anniversary of arguably the biggest shot in program history.

On this date 34 years ago, a North Carolina freshman named Michael Jeffrey Jordan hit a shot in the final minute of the 1982 NCAA championship game to help his team cut down the nets.

And with that shot, a legend was born.

Jordan's jumper with 15 seconds left gave the Tar Heels a 63-62 lead over Patrick Ewing and the Georgetown Hoyas. North Carolina followed that clutch shot with a steal on the defensive end of the court, and at that point, it was celebration time.

The Tar Heels star would spend two more seasons in Chapel Hill, earning All-America honors in each of his final two seasons as well as numerous "Player of the Year" awards for the 1983-84 campaign. He would go on to be the third overall pick in the 1984 NBA draft, and the rest is history.

North Carolina has won three championships in the three-plus decades since Jordan went pro. Now that a title is within reach, the current Tar Heels can look back at this legendary shot and use it as motivation to push themselves to glory at the Final Four in Houston this weekend.

[NCAA On Demand]